8.17.2006

God is Closer Than You Think

I'm reading this book by John Ortberg, God is Closer Than You Think, hence the title of this post, and I just finished chapter seven. Ortberg is talking about how we have different spiritual pathways, or ways in which we connect with God. Some come more naturally than others and it's good to have a mixture of all of these. At the end of the chapter he closes describing that one pathway is no better than the other and as we realize people are all different it helps with judging and learning how to love deeper. The quote from Lewis is made from a reflection on the book of Revelation as John writes we will each receive from God a name that remains a secret between him and us throughout eternity...here's the quote I like.... "What shall we take this secrecy to mean? Surely that each of the redeemed shall forever know and praise some one aspect of the Divine beauty better than any other creature can. Why else were indivduals created, but that God, loving all infinetly, should love each differently? If all experienced God in the same way and returned Him an identical worship, the song of the Church triumphant would have no symphony, it would be like an orchestra in which all the instruments played the same note."

i think i'm an oboe. definetly an odd sound.

1 comment:

Lyle Morgan said...

Nah, you're a clarinet or harmonica.